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单词 fulsome
释义
J3693180fulsomeSpoken.8Fiction.29Magazine.10Newspaper.7Academic.26

fulsome

/ˈfʊlsəm/
adjective
1
complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree
过分恭维的, 奉承的, 谄媚的:

the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation.

新闻媒体过分恭维的评价令人难堪。

2
of large size or quantity; generous or abundant
大量的; 丰富的; 充足的:

the fulsome details of the later legend.

关于随后的传说的大量详细资料。

USAGE
Although the earliest use of fulsome (first recorded in the 13th century) was 'generous or abundant', this meaning is now regarded by some people as wrong. The correct meaning today is held to be 'excessively complimentary or flattering'. However, the word is still often used in its original sense of 'abundant', especially in sentences such as she was fulsome in her praise for the people who organized it, and this use can give rise to ambiguity: for one speaker, fulsome praise may be a genuine compliment, whereas for others it will be interpreted as an insult.
派生词

fulsomely

adverb

fulsomeness

noun
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'abundant'): from FULL1 + -SOME1.
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